Persona, I am the villain and I can do whatever I want

When Amamiya Ren and the others first entered the impression space, they appeared at the entrance on the ground and could walk into the subway station freely. This shows that the world outside the subway station should exist.

But Mitsui Tsubasa was unable to reach the surface. Whether going out or coming in, he was always confined to this elevator.

What happened to the outside world? Where does the upward staircase in the image space lead to?

Chapter 5 Initialization

Doubts surged in his mind, but he could not find any reasonable explanation. Mitsui Tsubasa had to bury these doubts deep in his heart and pressed the only button in the elevator.

“The road to mind deprivation.”

As the elevator descended, the name scrolled across the display.

Taking a deep breath, Mitsui Tsubasa opened the elevator door and stepped into the space with the strange environment again.

Unlike his previous hasty escape, this time he calmed down and observed carefully, and found that the scene at the entrance was much more normal than that in the depths.

Although the subway facilities are still dilapidated, those blood vessel-like veins are rare.

There were no black fragments flying in the wind, and even the atmosphere in the air was not as depressing as in the depths.

After walking a few steps out of the elevator, Mitsui Tsubasa was surprised to find black flames coming out of his body.

As the flames rose, the king sitting high on the imperial couch appeared again.

Mitsui Tsubasa was stunned for a moment, and his right hand subconsciously touched his cheek

Feeling the softness and warmth of his palm, the uneasiness in his heart subsided a little.

However, doubts followed: "Emperor Shi Huang, how come you appeared without being summoned? Where is my mask?"

[Do you remember that you broke the mask with your own hands?] The proud king tilted his head slightly, with a hint of indifference in his tone, [What's more, I am you, why bother to invite me?]

Is that so... Mitsui Tsubasa was nervous. This situation was completely different from the experience of the protagonist team, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad.

"Emperor Shi Huang, can you lead me back to the site of the last battle? I want to see that door again."

【cannot. 】

The king flatly refused, and his eyes wandered in the empty tunnel for a long time before he began to explain: [The impression space is unpredictable. Except for the relatively stable entrance area, the deeper you go, the more chaotic and disordered its structure becomes. After a period of time, the road in the depths has changed.]

"Like an ever-changing maze?"

【You can understand it this way. 】

Random maze, this concept coincides with the design in the game. Mitsui Tsubasa secretly noted this and then asked: "Can you tell me what your ability is?"

【Think carefully, it's already in your mind. 】

Mitsui Tsubasa frowned and thought...closed his eyes and thought...held his head and thought...but his mind was still blank!

My brain is empty, it would be nice to have a character panel...

Just as he was thinking this, a blurry light suddenly condensed and formed in front of him, turning into an illusory light curtain.

"Is this even possible?!"

Mitsui Tsubasa couldn't understand it, but he was shocked.

Subconsciously, Mitsui Tsubasa turned his head to look at the First Emperor: "Can you see this? This suddenly appeared?"

【…】

Although he could not clearly identify the face of the First Emperor, Mitsui Tsubasa could clearly feel the contemptuous gaze in his eyes.

[That is the product of your cognition being materialized, and only you can see it.]

The character panel, or more accurately the personality mask status panel, is indeed something that only exists in games.

Thinking of this, Mitsui Tsubasa carefully read the introduction of the Emperor.

Category: Arrogance.

Personality mask name: The First Emperor.

Traits: Unifier.

Feature details: Apply a coercive effect to shadows with a lower level than itself. When the level difference is small, it can reduce the opponent's attributes; if the level difference is large, there is a very small chance that the weaker shadow will surrender directly.

grade:? ? ?

Five-dimensional attributes: ???

Active skill 1, Sweeping the World: Causes medium damage with universal attributes to all surrounding enemies, and has a low chance of causing them to fall into a state of fear.

Range: Small. Skill cost: ??? Spirit. Damage determination: Strength, Magic.

Active skill two, Covering the sky and blocking the sun: Causes a small amount of damage with a high critical hit rate to the enemy in front of you.

Range: fan-shaped in front, medium. Skill consumption: ??? Stamina. Damage determination: strength, speed.

Passive skill, Mandate by Heaven, Longevity and Prosperity: When receiving true damage, enter a short period of invincibility, and after the state ends, restore all physical and mental strength. This skill can only be effective once every 24 hours.

Range: Self. Skill cost: None.

Both the skills and characteristics are quite powerful, especially the passive skill "Mandate from Heaven", which can be called a life-saving skill and greatly increases the room for error in combat.

In case you encounter a crisis, you can trigger the invincible state and escape directly, and you can be a brave man again 24 hours later!

However, the screen full of question marks is a bit puzzling. Why can't the specific value of one's own personality mask be displayed?

"First Emperor, why are there values ​​in my cognitive products that cannot be displayed?"

[I can't see what you see, but if you think about it, you can understand how you define the size of those values ​​and what you use as a reference? ]

After waiting for a while, seeing that Mitsui Tsubasa still didn't understand, the First Emperor sighed silently: [Unify the weights and measures. ]

'Weights and measures?'

A light bulb suddenly lit up in Mitsui Tsubasa's mind and he clapped his hands in sudden realization.

As the game progresses, players will encounter increasingly powerful shadow opponents. The strength level of these enemies naturally becomes the best yardstick for evaluating the strength of their own personality masks.

In that case, let’s import the complete book of personality masks into the cognitive panel!

As soon as the thought came to him, Mitsui Tsubasa began to try to materialize a new page next to the personality mask status panel. While carefully recalling the game knowledge, he started to compile the complete book.

After some hard work, it was finally done!

Now, when he looked at the personality mask status panel again, the previously unknown attributes were clearly displayed.

Rating: 1

Five-dimensional attributes: Strength 10, Magic 10, Endurance 8, Speed ​​5, Luck 9.

Active skill one, sweeping across the world, skill consumption is 30SP.

Active skill two, covering the sky and the sun, the skill consumes 20HP.

Attribute restraint: Ice attribute is invalid, will attribute has resistance, curse attribute has weakness.

The physical strength and mental strength were initially set to 100 points, and he subconsciously changed them to HP and SP for a more intuitive understanding. In this way, his endurance in battle was clear at a glance.

Comparing the attributes of the First Emperor with the lower-level masks in the Personality Mask book, it is obvious that his five-dimensional attributes and skills are much stronger.

The skills activated by He Shi Bi can be used only three times per battle, and the second skill that consumes HP should be used as little as possible. After all, he has neither teammate support nor recovery skills.

If you have a normal A, you can only rely on yourself...

With this in mind, Mitsui Tsubasa adjusted the position of the hilt again to ensure that he could draw the sword quickly at any time.

Only then did he realize that the style of his sportswear had changed without him noticing, and now it had turned into a dark robe similar to the style of the First Emperor.

This fitted black robe is both dignified and elegant, without affecting movement at all. The exterior is embellished with golden decorations and textures, and the simple design is deeply loved by Mitsui Tsubasa.

After everything was ready, Mitsui Tsubasa took a deep breath and said, "First Emperor, is there any other information you can share? I always feel that you know more than I do."

【That is not the case.】

The king denied it calmly.

[I am you, and I know as much information as you do. That knowledge is hidden in your memory, but you haven't noticed it yet.]

"Who would be so serious as to think about the plot of the game instead of doing their job every day..."

Having said that, after sighing helplessly, Mitsui Tsubasa decided to organize the information when he was slacking off in class next time.

The academic burden is about to increase again, and I don’t know how long my previous knowledge reserves can last in high school.

There is no point in thinking too much, let’s go, let’s go!

He patted his cheek lightly, adjusted his mentality, and then steadily went deeper into the widest tunnel.

Carefully observe every corner of the tunnel to prevent sneak attacks.

After walking hundreds of meters cautiously, at a twisted intersection, Mitsui Tsubasa finally found a shadow wandering alone.

It was a thin humanoid shadow, about 1.7 meters tall, with blurred features. Its face was completely black, and it was not wearing a mask, which reminded Mitsui Tsubasa of the shadow dog he had encountered before.

Mitsui Tsubasa carefully hid behind a hidden corner, quietly observing the shadow's every move.

After a while, he couldn't hold back his curiosity any more, so he lowered his voice and asked softly, "Why don't these shadows have personality masks? They don't seem to be able to use skills either?"

We can communicate with our minds.

The First Emperor's voice rang in his mind without warning, causing Mitsui Tsubasa to shudder.

He felt his blood pressure rise instantly, and after a few seconds he tried to communicate with his mind: "This is quite convenient, so why don't they have masks?"

[Because the shadows closest to the exit are just weak remnants. You can understand that they are too weak to take on a specific form, so naturally they don’t have masks.]

There was a strong sense of disdain in the thoughts of the First Emperor.

[They are just a bunch of small fish, suitable for you to practice your skills. ]

So that's why they don't have masks because they are too weak to show the characteristic form of mythical creatures. However, the fact that these shadows can't use skills does make him feel a lot more at ease.

[I will hide my form. There is only one opponent, so be brave and test your skills! ]

Encouraged by the First Emperor, Mitsui Tsubasa carefully hid his backpack in a corner and wiped the sweat off his palms and the hilt of his sword. He blinked subconsciously, calmed his mind, and then cautiously stepped out from the corner.

With the help of various facilities in the tunnel to conceal his body, he would quickly move to the next hiding point only when Shadow turned around and was not paying attention.

Although the distance was only a few dozen meters, it took Mitsui Tsubasa a full five minutes to quietly approach the shadow.

The moment the shadow turned around, he took a deep breath, jumped up and drew his sword, and the sword came out like a dragon!

'Take my righteous backstab!'

Chapter 6: Awkward First Battle

The boy's sword drew a graceful arc and instantly slashed behind the shadow, with a flash of sword light.

Got it!

Mitsui Yi was delighted.

As expected of me, it’s going pretty smoothly… Wait, what the hell is this!

Black mist leaked out of Shadow's wound, but it healed rapidly visibly afterwards, leaving only its shape becoming a little more blurry.

The expected scene of Shadow being cut in half did not appear.

It didn't even scream or dodge, it simply turned around and rushed towards me without any purpose.

Mitsui Tsubasa's heart tightened, and he didn't have time to make the backup plan he had planned.

He stepped back and used the cassock slash in panic, but he was unable to exert his full strength because the distance was too close.

The sword blade only lightly scratched Shadow's right shoulder before he was caught in his arms.

Oops!

There is still too little practical experience.

Mitsui Tsubasa could only grit his teeth, tense his muscles, and prepare to withstand Shadow's counterattack.

Fortunately, this kind of shadow has no special skills, and its attack method is purely street fighting, so there is no terrifying scene of suddenly opening its bloody mouth and biting.